Largy Force

At eight years old, Largy Force is in its prime racing years, and the recent record backs that up. In the last six races, the horse has won twice and finished second three times — a sequence that reads 1-2-2-1-2 among completed runs, with only one blank in between. That kind of form is what trainers dream of: a horse that has found its groove and knows its job. The most recent of those wins came at Perth just this week, which means Largy Force heads into whatever comes next on the back of a winner's high.

Trainer Olly Murphy has been open about the fact that this horse needed some work — a wind operation was on the agenda after the horse finished exhausted at Leicester, and Murphy has always felt that a trip of around two and a half miles over wet or muddy ground was where Largy Force would be most dangerous. That faith looks well-placed now. Murphy's yard at Wilmcote has sent out 146 winners this season alone, so this is a team that knows how to get a horse ready to perform. The first career win came at Uttoxeter in December 2025, and Perth followed in May 2026 — the trajectory is clearly upward.

Sean Bowen, one of the most in-demand jockeys in the sport, has partnered Largy Force six times and won once together, winning roughly 1 in every 6 of those rides. At Class 4 — the level where Largy Force most often competes — the record reads 1 win from 9 races (about 11%), which is modest, but those 11 places from 15 career races tell you the horse is always in the conversation. The next step is turning that consistency into more visits to the winner's enclosure, and right now, everything points the right way.